Roy Blankenship, MAMFT, LAPC, CAADC, BCCC
Chief Executive Officer
tammy.richardson@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5954
Roy was born in Birmingham, AL in 1957. He moved to the Atlanta, Georgia area in 1990 to take advantage of a career opportunity as a specialist in the commercial data processing industry. After experiencing God’s leading for him to be in vocational ministry, Roy left the commercial data processing field and joined the First [...]
Stephen Hendrix, CADC – ll
Clinical Programs Officer
stephen.hendrix@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5950
Stephen was born in Atlanta, GA and has lived his whole life in the metro Atlanta area. Stephen and his wife Shelley live in Canton, GA with their three children Amelia, Macey and Jackson. Stephen is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor II. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, [...]
Chas. Becker
Ministry Operations Officer
chas.becker@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5964
Originally from Tampa, Florida, Chas. received training and education as a State of Florida Juvenile Detention Officer and also a State of Florida Law Enforcement Officer from Hillsborough Community College in 2002. Serving the Lord Jesus in ministry is very important to Chas. He is a member of the First Responder Disaster Relief Team at [...]
Troy Haas
Ministry Development Officer
troy.haas@fbcw.net
Office: 678.391.5950
Troy Haas, The Ministry Development Officer at HopeQuest and also Director of Restoration Ministries at First Baptist Church of Woodstock, has twenty-two years of ministry experience, including six years of service as an IMB missionary in Kenya. His personal story of brokenness and restoration is both an encouragement and an inspiration to others and makes him particularly [...]
Brenda J. Wagner, Ph.D, ABPP
Director of Clinical Supervision
brenda.wagner@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5950
Dr. Brenda J. Wagner Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and child neuropsychologist specializing in individual, couples and family therapy. Dr. Wagner got her BSN in 1976 from the Medical Unviersity of South Carolina, then in 1982 she got her MSN from the Medical University of South Carolina, and most recently in 1992 she got her [...]
Phillip Mitchell, Adv. M.Div
Director of Intensive Program Counseling
philip.mitchell@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5961
Phillip grew up in Chicago as a triplet in a strong Christian Family, and is identical with one of his siblings. Phillip became a Christian at a young age. When he was growing up, sports quickly became the main focus of his life. He also loves architecture and went on to study it at the [...]
Joe Sellers
Director of Applications and Screening
joe.sellers@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5952
Fax: 678.391.5969
Born in Ellijay, Joe moved to Kennesaw in 1970 and has lived in or near there ever since. Joe and his wife have two busy boys. They have been active members of First Baptist Church of Woodstock since 1994. Joe knows well what it’s like to experience God’s grace, forgiveness, and healing and wants others [...]
Sonny Betros
Director of Admissions & Assessments
sonny.betros@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5959
Sonny was brought up in a religious environment, learning early on the truth that Jesus died for sin on the cross. Even so, when he was saved at the age of 16, he can remember wondering where Jesus fit into the scheme of things. One day, he opened his bible to a verse from John chapter [...]
Bryan Edwards
Director of Residential Mentoring
bryan.edwards@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5963
Bryan was born and raised in Marietta, Ga. He grew up in what you would call a “normal” family. “I would not change any part of my growing up experience, because those experiences have helped shape the person I am today.” Bryan grew up in the church and was saved at a young age, but [...]
Chris Nanny
Director of Events and Food Services
christopher.nanny@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5950
Chris Nanny, a native to Richmond, Virginia, joined the HopeQuest staff in 2009 and has served in a variety of leadership roles within the organization. He currently serves as Director of Food Services and Special Events. In addition he assists in mentoring roles as needed to other clients participating in the program. Chris attended Liberty [...]
Wayne Carriker, M.Th.
Director of Continuing Care
wayne.carriker@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5958
Wayne developed his call to work in ministry through his own path through brokenness towards wholeness in his journey with Christ. Originally seeking to become a physician, Wayne earned his Bachelor of Science in biochemistry from the United States Air Force Academy and completed over three-and-a-half years of medical school at Emory University with an [...]
Phil Edwards
Director of Ministry Development
phil.edwards@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5951
Fax: 678.391.5969
Phil was born in Lake City, Fl. but has lived most of his adult life in the Atlanta and Marietta area. He has been married to his lovely wife and best friend, Sandy, for 42 years and has two grown children, Leslie Jacobs and Bryan Edwards. Having accepted the lord at an early age, Phil [...]
GiGi Dooley
Director of Office Management Functions
virginia.dooley@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5968
Gigi joined HopeQuest in January of 2012 as the Administrative Assistant. She was born in Dallas TX, but has lived in several different areas of the Southeast. For the past 11 years she has lived in the Atlanta Metro area with her husband Rob and son Nelson. They attend Watermarke Church and serve as small [...]
Daniel Kent
Director of Advertising & Marketing Services
daniel.kent@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5960
Originally from Brunswick, Georgia, Daniel was saved at a young age. He quickly developed a heart for ministry. Daniel was also interested in music. During his senior year of high school, God opened the door for him to get a job at a local radio station. Daniel also began working in the media department at [...]
Melissa Haas
Director of The Journey Program
Office: 678.391.5950
Melissa earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from East Texas Baptist University in 1991. She joined The HopeQuest Ministry Group, Inc. in January of 2001 to help formulate the ministry program for female spouses who have experienced difficulties related to their husbands infidelity or sexual sin. In addition to her work with The [...]
D.T. Morris
Clinical Programs Coordinator
dewitt.morris@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5950
D.T. thanks God for guiding and directing him to this program. This intense residential discipleship program has truly been a Godsend for him by providing a much-needed paradigm shift on his views of life. TREK Ministries has pushed D.T. to the limits by helping him to grow spiritually, emotionally, and physically. His marriage is in [...]
Jean W. Cain, RN, LNC
Registered Nurse
Jean.Cain@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5904
Fax: 678.391.5969
Born and raised in West Palm Beach, FL; she moved to Atlanta to attend Georgia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing. After graduation, she worked in several areas of nursing; a surgical scrub nurse, an industrial nurse, and for 25 years for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia. She was raised in a loving Christian home [...]
Ashley Danaila
Partner Relationship Manager
ashley.danaila@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5950
Ashley grew up in Duluth, GA and later moved to Marietta, GA. After high school, she attended Kennesaw State University. In 2008 she got engaged to marry her best friend Alex, and they were married in March of 2009. In the summer of 2003, she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. Growing up, [...]
Greg Mull
Continuing Care Associate
greg.mull@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5957
Greg was born and lives in Niota, Tennessee . He and his wife Debbie have two children, Emma and Lane. Greg suffered many years of addiction to prescription pain pills and went through the 12 week intensive program in March 2011. He then joined the HopeQuest staff on January 9, 2012. Greg gives thanks to God for [...]
Nancy H Burgess
Women's House Manager
nancy.burgess@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5950
Fax: 678.391.5969
A pastor’s wife since 1970, a mother to grown daughter, Joanna, and a mother-in-law to son-in-love Thomas, Nancy has previously served as a middle-school math teacher, Ministers’ Wives Specialist for the Georgia Baptist Convention; Women’s Ministry Coordinator for the Atlanta Metro Baptist Association; and contract consultant for LeaderCare and the Sunday School Division of LifeWay [...]
Mary Hughes
Executive Administrative Assistant
mary.hughes@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5965
Fax: 678.391.5969
Mary joined HopeQuest in 2008 after moving to Woodstock from Montgomery, AL. Mary is originally from Birmingham, AL and a graduate of Samford University. She is blessed to have two sons, one daughter and one daughter-in-law. Along with helping her husband in ministry for 30 years she has worked as a Bookkeeper / Financial secretary [...]
Katie Luman
Receptionist
katie.luman@hopequestgroup.org
Office: 678.391.5950
Fax: 678.391.5969
Katie was born and raised in the Atlanta area. She received her bachelor’s degree in Human Services from Kennesaw State University in 2007. She is passionate about helping people in crisis and sharing the good news of how Christ has worked in her own life. For four years after graduating from college she waited for [...]
